Defensive: Drive Averages · Time avg (allowed)

Average time per drive. Tempo and control, not quality — a slow drive can end in a punt.

DEF · Drive AveragesP only
About this stat ↓

League snapshot — 2019

  • League leaderARI 184.00
  • League average161.81
  • Best to worst45.00

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2019

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
ARI · 184.00
League laggard
PHI · 139.00
League average
161.81
Spread (max − min)
45.00

Year-over-year — 2019 vs 2018

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
HOU · +13.00
Biggest faller
TB · −16.00
Most consistent
SEA · 0.00
League trend 2019 vs 2018
▼ -0.34

Multi-year context

7-year window (2019–2025)

Multi-year leader
ARI · 175.57
Multi-year laggard
CLE · 154.71
Biggest improver
GB · +5.43/yr
Biggest decliner
HOU · −4.14/yr

Multi-year heatmap

32 teams across 7 seasons. Cells colored by quintile within each season; click a column header to jump to that year.

Team2019202020212022202320242025
ARI184.00176.00166.00164.00179.00187.00173.00
WAS181.00154.00169.00141.00166.00176.00192.00
KC179.00170.00176.00169.00168.00179.00185.00
LAC176.00166.00178.00161.00169.00165.00160.00
MIN173.00173.00167.00165.00171.00163.00178.00
DEN172.00162.00177.00160.00168.00161.00156.00
IND170.00166.00161.00160.00159.00169.00181.00
DAL169.00168.00151.00160.00162.00164.00175.00
HOU169.00188.00171.00169.00165.00154.00155.00
LV168.00169.00177.00172.00173.00167.00188.00
ATL167.00162.00191.00183.00161.00181.00177.00
DET167.00182.00178.00173.00159.00157.00162.00
MIA164.00154.00159.00170.00163.00160.00183.00
NYG164.00183.00175.00168.00157.00168.00170.00
CIN163.00157.00162.00155.00163.00166.00174.00
LAR161.00147.00177.00180.00163.00185.00173.00
PIT161.00149.00165.00167.00163.00164.00182.00
CLE160.00169.00164.00157.00127.00146.00160.00
TEN160.00184.00153.00167.00182.00164.00171.00
BUF158.00159.00157.00175.00160.00180.00155.00
CHI158.00161.00170.00176.00155.00167.00165.00
SEA158.00167.00190.00172.00186.00165.00164.00
JAX157.00170.00193.00172.00155.00189.00159.00
SF157.00150.00166.00158.00169.00169.00181.00
NYJ155.00174.00176.00166.00150.00182.00175.00
GB154.00168.00162.00171.00179.00168.00199.00
NO153.00157.00155.00169.00150.00178.00179.00
CAR152.00173.00153.00169.00161.00184.00192.00
BAL147.00163.00152.00168.00154.00160.00177.00
TB142.00168.00159.00162.00170.00159.00160.00
NE140.00190.00171.00168.00161.00185.00171.00
PHI139.00154.00168.00167.00173.00159.00171.00

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2019.

About this stat
Stat ID
def_drives_time_avg
Side
defensive
Family
Drive Averages
Data source
P only
Polarity
higher is better (or neutral)
Display grain
rate
Algorithm eligibility
Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.